spanish or english: fighting
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fri 11/13/2009
Some words sound cooler in Spanish, some sound cooler in English.
Of the following, which sounds cooler to you?
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peleaLatin: pilus "hair" |
fightOld English: feohtan "to fight" |
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puñetazoLatin: pungus "fist" |
punchOld French: ponchonner "to punch, prick, stamp" |
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patadaFrench: patte"paw, animal's foot" |
kickOld Norse: kikna "bend backwards, sink at the knees" |
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nocautEnglish: knockout "to render unconscious" |
knockoutLatin: cnocian "deprecate, put down" |
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bloquearCatalunyan Spanish: bloqueo "block" |
blockOld French: bloc"solid piece" |
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estrangularLatin: strangulare "to choke, stifle" |
chokeOld English: aceocian "to choke" |
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cachetadaCatalunyan Spanish: calxeta "punch" |
slapGermanic: schlappe "to defeat" |
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golpe cortoLatin: colpus "stroke" + Latin curtus "short" |
jabMiddle English: jobben "to jab, thrust, peck" |
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ganchoArabic: gonch "to look at someone out of the corner of your eye" |
hookOld English: hoc "bent object" |
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sangreLatin: sanguis "blood" |
bloodOld English: blod "blood" |
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ª└εx© Says:
hahaha chill out naaa "yandela" in ur dreams!! ahaha! i no spanish i jus dont hmm.... its 2 sexy 4 u! lmfao0o0o
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fri 11/13 4:18pm
TacOooO bRO I thOuGHt u weRE a beanEERrr hahahah
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sat 11/14 1:50pm
haha ! right lmao !
da1nonlyYANDELA
sat 11/14 9:58pm
lmao thnxx lil sis! =) nice comment ;)
divina mind ur own DAMN business =D lmfao0o0o0
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sun 11/15 12:27am
jajaja come on taco
spanish is way cooler!!!
lAURA
sun 11/15 1:46am
1ST of all i got confused b/c its karla who i was tlkin 2 and i said divina lmao
and laura its not dat cool when u dont no wat it means!!!! =)
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sun 11/15 9:24am
dont get it twisted ! n dont say my name Cesar ! lmao !
da1nonlyYANDELA
sun 11/15 9:04pm
yes ma'am im sorry! =( lmfao0o0 NOTTTTT
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sun 11/15 9:07pm
haha ! lmao ! n u better be srry lmao !
da1nonlyYANDELA
sun 11/15 9:33pm
pshhhh u wish i was sorry 2 u!!! i will NEVER be sorry 2 u lmfao0o0o =)
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sun 11/15 9:52pm
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